Canadian English Meaning of anxious

anxious

Other Canadian English words related to anxious

synonyms

• apprehensive
• nervous
• concerned
• uneasy
• upset
• worried
• antsy
• bothered
• concerned
• distraught
• disturbed
• flustered
• goosey
• hesitant
• Ill at ease
• Insecure
• jittery
• jumpy
• obsessed
• perturbed
• preoccupied
• queasy
• tense
• restless
• Uptight
• on pins and needles
• queasy
• flustered
• aggrieved
• unquiet
• distressed
• edgy
• fidgety
• foreboding
• freaked out
• fretful
• fretting
• pissed off
• highly strung
• misgiving
• gutsy
• restless
• unnerved
• Unstrung
• vexed
• atwitter
• dithering
• freaked-out
• dodgy
• hung up
• excited
• on edge
• On tenterhooks
• shook-up

antonyms

• Calm
• collected
• confident
• cool
• easy
• unemotional
• relaxed
• sure
• controlled
• happy-go-lucky
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-controlled

Definitions and Meaning of anxious in English

Wordnet

anxious (s)

eagerly desirous

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Webster

anxious (a.)

Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.

Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor.

Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.

FAQs About the word anxious

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word anxious

anxious

What is the English meaning of the word anxious

eagerly desirous, causing or fraught with or showing anxietyFull of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or

What are the synonyms of the word anxious

apprehensive,nervous,concerned,uneasy,upset,worried,antsy,bothered,concerned,distraught

What are the antonyms of the word anxious

Calm,collected,confident,cool,easy,unemotional,relaxed,sure,controlled,happy-go-lucky